System, image communication device, and communication method of image communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021099608-A1
Application number	US-202017035576-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 28, 2020
Priority date	Sep 30, 2019
Publication date	Apr 1, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image communication device transmits, to a server device, a first image based on a received image and communication information at a tune when the image is received. A terminal device receives the first image and the communication information from the server device, displays the first image together with the communication information, and transmits a reply command to the server device, based on an operation of a user. The image communication device transmits a second image to a destination included in the communication information, if the image communication device receives the reply command from the server device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
an image communication device that transmits and receives an image; a server device that communicates with the image communication device; and a terminal device that communicates with the server device, wherein the image communication device
transmits, to the server device, a first image based on a received image and communication information at a time when the image is received,
the terminal device:
receives the first image and the communication information from the server device;
displays the first image together with the communication information; and
transmits a reply command to the server device, based on an operation of a user, and
the image communication device transmits a second image to a destination included in the communication information, if the image communication device receives the reply command from the server device.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal device displays a timeline that displays messages in a chronological order, and displays the first image together with the communication information on the timeline.

3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein
the terminal device displays, on the timeline, a thumbnail image being a reduced image of the first image.

4 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein
a button is displayed on the timeline, and the terminal device transmits a reply command to the server device if the button is selected.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the terminal device
acquires history information of the image received from the image communication device, and
displays, in a list display, the first image based on the received image and communication information at a time when the image is received for each reception, based on the history information.

6 . The system according to claim 5 , wherein
the history information includes information indicating reply is transmitted, and the terminal device displays the list display together with identification information indicating that the reply is transmitted.

7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second image includes at least the first image.

8 . An image communication device connectable to a server device that communicates with a terminal device, the image communication device comprising:
a first communicator that transmits, to the server device, a first image based on a received image and communication information at a time when the image is received; and a second communicator that transmits a second image to a destination included in the communication information, if a reply command transmitted from the terminal device to the server device is received from the server device.

9 . A communication method of an image communication device connectable to a server device that communicates with a terminal device, the communication method comprising:
transmitting, to the server device, a first image based on a received image and communication information at a time when the image is received; and transmitting a second image to a destination included in the communication information, if a reply command transmitted from the terminal device to the server device is received from the server device.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Kamihisa Sho
• Ohnishi Akinori

Classifications

• H04N1/32769 Primary

  in response to detection of an original · CPC title

• H04N1/32767

  in response to a user operation, e.g. actuating a switch (H04N1/32769 and H04N1/32771 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/32739

  Generating signals · CPC title

• H04N1/32128 Primary

  attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image (for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144) · CPC title